Help finding info on vacant houses

[Fillipe Silvas]

I drove around looking at listed properties today and also came across a few vacant houses that look to possibly have potential as flips or maybe even rehab and rent. My issue though is that there was no info posted anywhere. Does anyone have tips on how to get started on something like this or if it's even worth looking into? 

[Steve Gordon]

You have several options in order to try to find missing property owners.

1) Your local country has recorded the previous transactions against the property including any liens, transactions [sales/purchases] and mortgages recorded.  This is a great starting point to see who is the recorded buyer.

2) You can peer into the mailbox [DONT OPEN IT] and see if there are any names on the mail items.  Tread lightly here as I believe it's against the law to take anything out of the box or possibly open it without permission

3) Knock on the neighbors door and simply ask.  Anyone in the neighborhood may know, be friendly and approach.

4) Leave a letter for the owner, perhaps they still go by the property and take the mail.  Leave something and hopefully they will call.

Although not extensive this list should give you a few options to take in order to get the ball rolling.